Dragons shocked after Stephen Bartlett was ‘deputized’ by entrepreneur during Dragons’ Den pitch

The Dragons recently had a rough time when an entrepreneur really shut down Stephen Bartlett during a pitch.

dragon’s den The company is known for people who are brave enough to step into a den where their entire business can actually be dismantled by five or six experts in their field.

But we rarely see the entrepreneur fight back, and this woman has installed a new dragon, Stephen Bartlett, in his place.

The entrepreneurial duo entered the den to promote fitness recovery products consisting of massage guns, pressure boots, cold water immersion stoves, and more.

Business partners Joe and Lottie were seeking £100,000 in exchange for a 5 per cent stake in the company.

The whole pitch went well and the Dragons seemed impressed, but Stephen also had some criticism.

he said: “Honestly, I’ve seen all of this before. These massage guns get sent to me all the time and they just keep piling up in my house.”

Now, this is where it gets real.

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Lotti replied to the billionaire: “To be honest, you are not our core customer.

“Our core customers are not just getting free medicine sent to them.

“These are the people who love sports, they love running, they go to parkruns, they sign up for 10,000 runs. We meet thousands of them.”

mic drop.

CEO diary The podcast host was speechless.

He later claimed to be “in love” with the pair, but said he did not feel the same way about their business and decided not to invest.

Despite this, they received four offers from various Dragons and chose to go into business with Gary Neville and Sarah Davies, who were happy to work with them.

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Gary offered a 5 percent stake in half of the funds, and Sarah offered the full amount of the funds at 10 percent, reduced to 5 percent if she got her money back after a year.

But it was Lottie’s reaction to Stephen that caused a huge stir on social media.

In response, a TikTok user said: “It’s time we have to remind the rich that ordinary people don’t get PR.”

Another said: “The way he looked really excited, I love her,” while another added: “His face at the end is so funny.”

People joked that he didn’t mention his brand Huel, and one said, “Do they even know what Huel they’re talking about?”

Another added, “Just wait until the Huel massage gun comes out. It’ll be the best product he’s ever used.”

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